Hey guys! I'm new to the forum. I just bought a disco 2, and I am now addicted to offroading!! Today I decided I wanted to black out my rims, and put some KC Lights in the front! And I think it looks pretty darn good! And if anybody could help me figure out a way to mount jerry cans on the roof without a roof rack I would be extremely grateful! I would love to hear everybody's opinion on what I should do with it etc. Thanks!!Will upload pics when I'm on my computer later!

 

 

So, how about doing the important things like getting the service current, replace the front drive shaft if it has never been done.
How many miles on the truck and what year is it?

 

It's a nice looking truck!

However, not to rain on your parade, but this forum is basically devoted to discussing all the maintenance and repair issues people have with their Discos. So, while you are in the perfect place to talk about replacing the diffs or changing your transmission fluid, we don't end up discussing cosmetics so much.

We're kind of a serious bunch I guess.

 

Off roading in a disco?

And ruin all the parts I paid good money for !! !

He will conform.

 

I paid $800 for this last week. It's a 2000 model. Bought it true miles unknown. The odometer has been changed and it says 220k, but those aren't the actual miles. I fixed a noisy exhaust leak, and replaced the radiator because it was overheating after sitting on idle for more then 10mins. It still does for some reason? But other than that It runs 100%. Drove me all the way from Tampa to north Carolina. I didn't buy this as something to baby. I bought it to have fun with and later sell. The interior is above average for 13 year old car, everything works, except for the cruise control and rear left power locks.

 

And extremely sorry, I didn't know where to post, and that this was only for mechanical questions etc. I will keep that in mind next year time I post!!!

 

And also, offroading as in on some light - medium trails where I live. I'm not going through rivers and climbing mountains.

 

It's not that you posted in the wrong place, it's just that maintenance is almost all we talk about.

For the overheating problem, check your fan clutch. It should spin less than one full revolution when cold and then get tighter when hot. Otherwise it needs to be replaced.

Another thing to consider is getting a soft spring 180 degree thermostat. The stock thermo is 195 and as a result the trucks tend to run pretty hot. You can get one on Amazon for pretty cheap.

You really, really need to solve your overheating problem ASAP. These trucks love to blow head gaskets, and overheating is the main reason it happens.

The other issue you need to get on top of is the front drive shaft. If the rear u-joints in the front shaft don't have grease fittings, you still have the original shaft. These very commonly fail and destroy the transmission in the process. So either rebuild it for $150 which is a pain in the ***, or buy a aftermarket shaft for $350.

BTW, $800 is pretty good price any way you slice it. You could probly sell it for a profit even with serious issues. So you got that going for you.

 

Well, I don't completely agree on this, I think there is room for a member touting something they have done that is more cosmetic then mechanical. And I think there are some members here who take themselves a bit too seriously at times! I for one like to occasionally see something other than the gunky inside of an engine!

One can always post in the "New Members" forum or the "Modifications" area but the traffic there at times is slow and sometimes unresponsive.

Just my opinions but I do wonder the purpose of blacking out the wheels. I guess if they are pretty thrashed. Not sure how well paint will adhere in the long run but beauty is in the eye of the beholder!